Today, anti-worker extremists delivered a gift to billionaires: a budget that will give them huge tax breaks. The House voted 215-214 to pass this dangerous budget.
The House-passed legislation would lead to nearly 15 million people going uninsured, with more than 7.8 million of those people getting kicked off of Medicaid, while millions more would lose coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
It’s a big victory for the 1 percent. In fact, it would be the largest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy in a single U.S. law.
But for working families? The budget will have disastrous consequences.
Here’s why:
- It makes the biggest cuts to Medicaid ever. That means that millions of vulnerable Americans will lose their health insurance.
- It means huge cuts to emergency services and public safety. That will make our communities more dangerous.
- Local economies will struggle as working people are hurt.
- It also means that AFSCME members will lose their jobs, and public services will be cut.
- It will also trigger over $500 billion in cuts to Medicare, which seniors rely on for health care.
In a statement condemning the budget, AFSCME President Lee Saunders said: “The House-passed budget promises to raise prices on working families and retirees, rip lifesaving health care and food support from millions, and threaten public services nationwide – all so billionaires like Elon Musk can buy more yachts.”
The budget that is now on its way to the Senate will also cut programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which feeds vulnerable families.
There are many more ways in which this budget will hurt working families.
We all need to join the fight to make sure this doesn’t happen.
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